Paring-knife.



No. 759,005. PATENTED MAY 3, 1904.

G. W. MOLEOD.

PARING KNIFE.

APPLIOATION I'ILED NOV.2.1903.

NO MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 3, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

PARING-KNIFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '759,005, dated May 3, 1904.

Application filed November 2, 1903. Se'ial No. 179,575. (No model.)

To all wwm it may concern:

Be it known that L GEORGE W. MeLnon, a citizen of the United States, residing at 1207 South O street, city of Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paring-Knives, of which the following is a Specification.

My invention is-particularly designed to be used in cutting the peels from vegetables and fruits, as potatoes and apples. i

The Object of my invention is to enable the cook and lousekeeper to do this kind of work more rapidly and with less waste than with an ordinary paring-knife.

My invention is also useful in slicingf'uits and vegetables after the same are peeled.

1 attain these objects by means of the device ill ustrated in the accompanyi ng drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a side view of the knife. Fig. 2 is a front View of the same, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the knife at 3 Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views.

My invention eomprises a semicylindrical longitudinally-double-slotted knife-blade A, the inner edges B B of said slots C C being bent outwardly and sha'pened into cutting edges, as indicated in Fig. 3. A raised rib D, stamped in the blade between the cutting edges B B, adds stiffness and strength to the cutting-blade and forms a gage to keep the eutting edges at a proper angle with the surface of fruit or Vegetable being peeled or sliced. The senicircular blade is made with a sharpened V-shaped point E, designed to be used in cnttng the sunken surfaces, as po tato-eyes, from the article being peeled.

The semicireular blade, made as herein described, is mounted on a suitable handle F, which completes my invention. of the knife may be used alternately by cutting to and from the person or to the right and left, the knife being alternately turned to bring the cutting edges into the surface, as indicated by broken lines G G and H H.

It will be observed that the knife is equally useful to a right or left handed person.

Having deseribed my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A paring-knife conprising a sen'icylindrical blade, said blade having two longitudinal slots, the inner edges of said slots being outwardly bent and made into cutting edges; a Central stiflening-rib between said cutting edges, and said semieylindrical blade mounted on a suitable handle,substantially as described, and .for the purposes set forth.

2. A paring-knife comprising a semicylindrical blade for-med with a V-shaped cuttingpoint, said blade having two longitudinal slots, the inner edges of said slots being outwardly bent and sharpe'ed into cuttingknives; a stifl'ening-rib between and parallel with said cutting-knives, and said semicircular blade mounted on a suitable handle, as shown and described and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

GEO. W. MCLEOI).

VVitnesses J. L. MeMUnnAY, I. H. I-lnn.

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